Portugal means long lines. Portugal means slow walkers who don’t move out of the way. People speak quickly, but take their time in their conversation with the cashier when you’re in a rush and waiting on line. As a New...

Steuern, Steuern, and more taxes. I am not a fan of over taxation. Fair taxation I am totally cool with (taxes pay for public services, Straßen, lights…not all taxes are bad). One of the benefits of moving to Portugal is...

I decided to put together this (Almost) complete guide to Lisbon Portugal based on my travels, Umzug in das Land, dealing with locals and learning about what it means to be an expat in Portugal. As some of our...

Boom! Portugal does it again. The Ministry of Economy has just announced that in 2018 they will offer a Portugal Startup Visa aimed at wooing foreign startups to relocate to the Iberian coast. This is a great addition to...

Der Umzug in ein neues Land kann hart sein,, confusing and scary. I went through those feelings in that exact order multiple times when I officially moved to Lisboa earlier this year. It had been 6 years in the making...

Want to get around Porto or Lisbon like a local? Okay, this isn’t the post for that. This is just a list of your basic Portuguese phrases. Nothing here is too complex, but these Iberian Portuguese phrases will help...

No…not really. Vielleicht ein bisschen. Es gibt eine Geschichte des Kolonialismus. The Portuguese were one of the biggest slave traders in the world (move over you Dutch and British slave traders). But is Portugal racist now? I would...

As a tech geek-ified family getting modern electronics in Portugal is a horror and a nightmare. Get stuff shipped, charged 10x VAT, bring it yourself the electrical setup in apartments break everything. We moved to Lisbon, we brought over...

When you are going through the process to move to Portugal by getting the D7 residency visa, eine der Voraussetzungen ist, dass Sie eine Krankenversicherung haben. Der Prozess ist nicht schwer, but you need to check off a...